Our regular weekly guide to what to expect from the week ahead in London, with the restaurants, bars and more opening their doors across town. This week, a new Lima arrives in Shoreditch, robots take over the cooking in Covent Garden and more...
Lima
Shoreditch - Sun Street Hotel, 5–15 Sun St, London EC2A 2EP
Already in Fitzrovia and Covent Garden, this is Lima's third London restaurant. As with the other restaurants it will primarily have Peruvian (and Nikkei) cuisine as its influence. Opening inside the Sun Street Hotel, expect new dishes like gambas and bluefin tuna tiradito and plenty of pisco sours on the cocktail list.
Opening date: 9 October 2024
Yari Club
Covent Garden - 57 St Martin's Ln, London WC2N 4EA
This new yakitori restaurant is a little different from the norm as they're bringing in a robot which will be doing the actual cooking of the sticks. It's not all down to the robot, mind, as they'll also have dishes on the side like chicken karaage which will need a little help from those pesky humans.
Opening date: 11 October 2024 on soft launch
Claro
St James - 12 Waterloo Place, London SW1Y 4AU
London continues to love Eastern-med cuisine, so here comes Claro, a restaurant that originally started in Tel Aviv. Taking over the space that once held Villandry (a very impressive building), you can expect contemporary Mediterranean food with Middle Eastern influences.
Opening date: 12 October
Pario
Vauxhall - 9 Newport St, London SE11 6AJ
Originally thought to be a restaurant, it now seems that Pario is only launching as a week-long concept pop-up as part of Frieze. Run by chefs Charlie Bryant and George Browne, it will take over the old Pharmacy 2 space for a menu that's going to showcase UK produce with dishes like barbecued Cornish native lobster tail with tempura claws.
Opening date: 9 October 2024
Hausu
Peckham - 11a Station Way, London SE15 4RX
Until now, Hausu have been in their pop-up phase, now they're settling down in a permanent spot, taking over the space that was once Coal Rooms. The kitchen is led by head chef Holly Joseph, previously at Frank's and The Camberwell Arms, with a menu described as "small plates centred around fresh produce".
Opening date: 8 October 2024
Opened last week
As a quick reminder - here's what opened in the capital last week:
Tamila (Battersea) - The Tamil Crown opened their first standalone restaurant.
Fonda (Mayfair) - Sanriago Lastro opened his follow-up to Kol on Heddon Street
La Maritxu (Soho) - The viral Basque cheesecake sensation comes to Soho.
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